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Originally Posted by Nehkara
The republicans aren't showing up at the polls. The democratic turnout has been huge, much higher than the republican turnout.
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This is one of the unwritten stories of this election season. In Virginia, a traditional red state that has been carried by the Republicans in almost every election since the 1960s, twice as many democrats voted in the primary as Republicans. TWICE as many. Because it's basically the D.C. suburbs, Virginia may well be trending democratic, but this development may well put a wider number of states in play for the Democrats, while the GOP will strugggle to win the swing states they need--Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, etc.
A lot can change over the many months between now and November, but as of this moment, the picture looks very bleak for Republicans.